Times and duration of Pranayama practice
Times and duration of practice – Early morning, midday, evening and midnight, holding is step by step held up to eighty counts in one sitting.
Pratarmadhyandine sayamardharatre cha kumbhakan/
Sanairasitiparyantam chaturvaram samabhyaset//(Chapter -2, Verse 11).
Holding should be practiced perfectly four times a day: early morning, midday, evening and midnight, so that holding is step by step held up to eighty counts in one sitting. (Chapter -2, Verse 11).